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Two Victorian advisers cop bans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
Two former AMP Group-aligned financial advisers copped temporary bans from ASIC for operating without an AFSL and providing inappropriate advice. ASIC's investigation found MySuperMan director David Heycock and employee Stuart Arnold-Levy provided unlicensed ...

Banks hoping to stall new tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... that the levy be set at a fixed rate and designed so it can be set to zero at the right time. The submission states: "It must not vary year by year according to the Budget deficit or be viewed as a soft option for future tax increases, otherwise it will ...

Housing is cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
There's not much indication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on property financing. While the number of total dwelling finance commitments continued to decline - down 0.5% in March after a 0.8% fall in February - their value ...

Praemium chief executive takes back company

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
The chief executive terminated from Praemium in February has returned to his position following Friday's board spill. Michael Ohanessian was re-appointed as Praemium chief executive, replacing interim chief and former Bankwest managing director Robert ...

Global infrastructure need deepens profit opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
Chronic underspending in infrastructure and consistent population growth has resulted in a dire need for investment portfolios to fund the provision of essential services to communities. Speaking at a Bennelong adviser event in Sydney last week, 4D ...

UniSuper obtains public offer licence

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
Industry super fund UniSuper will open its doors to more members after successfully varying its registrable superannuation entity licence to public offer status. The $60 billion fund, which currently services about 400,000 current and former higher ...

Partnership empowers accountants to give advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... effectively in terms of setting up an SMSF, buying property or establishing pensions. Golombick added Plenty Plus however, does not provide SMSF clients third-party product advice. Accountants will be able to direct clients to go online, fill in a form ...

NAB sells Asian private wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... Zealand and Singapore make up the rest of the mortgage portfolio. NAB general manager Asia (ex-Greater China) Neil Parekh did not specify how the transition will affect staff, but said the bank will be "supporting our people as we work through impacts ...

No 'Plan B' for Brexit "twist and turns"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
There were no surprises at the Bank of England's (BOE) 11 May decision to keep the Bank Rate where it was since August 2016, when it was lowered from 0.5% to 0.25% to contain the fallout from the 'Brexit' vote of the previous month - a decision that's ...

K2 slashes fees for three funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... investment process," K2 said. "Our distribution and pricing strategy aims to position K2 as a primary investment choice - not only amongst specialist fund managers but also as an alternative to mainstream fund management brands."